Dunlop Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Renfrew County, Ontario. It sits at 204 metres above sea level. Around 10 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 1.5 km on foot. It is low-lying compared with other Ontario water we list. For a base, Deep River sits 31 km out. After that come Chalk River at 37 km and Petawawa at 55 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Dunlop Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Dunlop Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest about -13°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Dunlop Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Oliver Lake, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Dunlop Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.